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Orcas Island School District, WA

5,537 Population
71.2 square miles 77.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

57.2 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in San Juan County: 55.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Washington: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$38,671 ±$2,958 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in San Juan County: $40,784 ±$1,602
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $34,869 ±$165
$52,152 ±$3,387 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in San Juan County: $60,271 ±$1,726
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $66,174 ±$272

12.2% ±2.4% (670  ±134) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in San Juan County: 10.7% 1,706 (±1.1% / ±169)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 12.2% 859,950 (±0.2% / ±12,397)

16.6 minutes ±1.3 (35,480  ±3,887) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in San Juan County: 14.9 98,725 (±0.8 / ±5,775)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Washington: 27.1 86,778,690 (±0.1 / ±419,559)

Families

2,715 ±135 Number of households
  • San Juan County: 7,718 ±210
  • Washington: 2,755,697 ±6,338
2 ±0.1 (5,510  ±206) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in San Juan County: 2.1 16,017 (±0.1 / ±79)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,027,628 (±0)

3.7% ±2% (33  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in San Juan County: 4.9% † 132 (±1.4% / ±37)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 5.4% 92,040 (±0.1% / ±2,034)

Housing

4,960 ±103 Number of housing units
  • San Juan County: 13,912 ±56
  • Washington: 3,025,516 ±616

$469,600 ±$28,213 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in San Juan County: $452,300 ±$14,157
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Washington: $286,800 ±$745

15.4% ±2.6% (852  ±149) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in San Juan County: 15.5% † 2,495 (±1.6% / ±264.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 17.6% 1,247,673 (±0.2% / ±12,054)

Social

96.3% ±3.2% (4,377  ±208.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in San Juan County: 96.1% 12,629 (±2.5% / ±328)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 90.8% 4,447,497 (±0.3% / ±13,570.5)
49% ±2.9% (2,230  ±151.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in San Juan County: 48.3% 6,348 (±1.8% / ±230.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 34.5% 1,687,348 (±0.2% / ±7,803.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% ±1.8% (434  ±103) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in San Juan County: 6.9% † 1,120 (±0.8% / ±128)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 13.8% 986,515 (±0.1% / ±7,796)

11.5% ±1.8% (553  ±91) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in San Juan County: 11.1% 1,550 (±0.8% / ±113)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.8% 541,122 (±0.1% / ±3,796)
553 Total veterans ±91 526 Male ±90 27 Female ±15

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